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ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

TikTok is on track to change hands, but what that means for users is up in the air. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake ...
Houston Chronicle

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed ...
Phys.org

Page 2 - News on human-algorithm

Scientists have decoded visual images from a dog's brain, offering a first look at how the canine mind reconstructs what it sees. The Journal of Visualized Experiments published the research done at ...
WDIO

Local businesses prepare for impact of Blatnik Bridge replacement

On Monday, local businesses were given a crash course on how to navigate the upcoming Blatnik Bridge replacement project. Kelly Peterson with the Twin Ports Business Alliance said Superior businesses ...
The Conversation

ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S.
The Hill

Key Republican raises concerns about reported TikTok spinoff reliance on Chinese algorithm

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, raised concerns Wednesday about the ongoing reliance of a potential TikTok spinoff on an algorithm ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With China

President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will speak Friday to finalize the TikTok deal amid high tensions over trade, tariffs and chips. Photo: Thomas Coex/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The ...
New York Post

US, China near TikTok deal to finally resolve the question of app’s ‘secret sauce’ algorithm: sources

The US and China are closing in on a deal to avoid a US ban of TikTok – and it will include China allowing US techies to replicate and replace the wildly popular app’s secret-sauce recommendation ...
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Inside NBC’s search for Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ replacement — and why it won’t be Kelly Clarkson

NBC has not made any decisions on who will replace Hoda Kotb and become Jenna Bush Hager’s permanent co-host on the fourth hour of the “Today” show. “[NBC] is not close to naming a permanent co-host,” ...
PR Newswire

Alexandra Hospital develops world's novel A.I. algorithm (with international patent) that enhances accuracy and efficiency of robotic total knee replacement

The algorithm was developed by Dr Glen Liau Zi Qiang, Orthopaedic Surgery Consultant at Alexandra Hospital (AH) and National University Hospital (NUH), in collaboration with Dr Matthew Ng Song Peng, ...
Asia News Network

Faster, more effective knee replacement surgery at Singapore hospital with new AI algorithm

SINGAPORE – The time taken for a total knee replacement procedure could be cut by half, thanks to new technology developed by Alexandra Hospital. An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithm is ...